MedicaidAdministrativeLow impact
Graduate Medical Education Physician Residency Incentive Program
SC Medicaid - SCDHHS·SC · Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics +2 more·Provider Communication
Effective date
Aug 1, 2025
We identified it
Jun 18, 2026
Summary
South Carolina DHHS launched a new Graduate Medical Education Physician Residency Incentive Program providing financial incentives to hospitals that expand residency training in high-need specialties. This is an administrative program for hospitals to apply for funding, not a change to billing procedures or reimbursement rates for patient services.
Action Required
No action required for billing teams. This policy establishes a hospital funding program for residency training and does not affect patient billing, coding, or reimbursement procedures.